#C8A0DB#C8A0DB

#C8A0DB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.093 H 314.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C8A0DB
RGB	rgb(200, 160, 219)
HSL	hsl(281, 45%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(281, 27%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.7%, 26.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.24, 25.36, -24.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.24, 35.15, 316.19°)
OKLab	oklab(76.2% 0.0655 -0.0663)
OKLCH	oklch(76.2% 0.093 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(49.1744, 42.5362, 72.6239)
Luminance	0.4254 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C8A0DB #B3DBA0

analogous

#ABA0DB #C8A0DB #DBA0D1

triadic

#C8A0DB #DBC8A0 #A0DBC8

tetradic

#C8A0DB #DBABA0 #B3DBA0 #A0D1DB

square

#C8A0DB #DBABA0 #B3DBA0 #A0D1DB

split-complementary

#C8A0DB #D1DBA0 #A0DBAB

monochromatic

#9547B9 #AE74CA #C8A0DB #E2CCEC #F2E9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.21

#C8A0DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.51

#C8A0DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #C8A0DB

9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C8A0DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C8A0DB	1.00	2.21	9.51	9.51
#FFFFFF	2.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98ACDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0B0D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C7A7B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AEAEAE

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c8a0db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 160, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.093 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9bce6',
    500: '#c8a0db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c8a0db;
$custom-light: #d9bce6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c8a0db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.678,
    "s": 45.038,
    "l": 74.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76198,
    "c": 0.0932,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.42535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C8A0DB

secondary

#E3EEDD

accent

#B82D5A

background

#FDFBFE

surface

#FAF6FC

border

#D3D0D5

text

#141216

muted

#838184

Preview Lab

Preview with #C8A0DB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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